Combination window shade and curtain holder



Dec. 6,-1927. 1,651,525

G. E. HOFFMAN COMBIIIATION wnmow SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER Filed April 1. 1925 J I .1 Z0 q Z2 10 20 Patented Di... 19.27.

UNITED STATES PATENT, orr cs.

GEORGE E. HOFFMAN, or ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

COMBINATION WINDOW SHADE ANi) CURTAIN HOLDER.

Application filed April 1,

i 5 eluding a curtain holder in which the parts are primarily constructed in a simple and inexpensive manner of sheet metal capable of being readily assembled and which will lend itself to economical production; to pro-' vide novel means for adjusting the holder or" bracket for attachment to windowsof different widths by engagement with the moldings of the frames thereof; to slidably interfit or mount the parts of the device for 15 telescopic movement so that they may be I easily adjusted; and to provide novel means by which the bracket or'holder maybe firmly held or clamped in an adjusted positionas applied to a particular size of window frame.

Other objects and attendant advantages will be appreciated by those skilled in this art as the invention becomes better under- "stood by reference to the following descrip tion when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the novel combination'window shade and curtainholder or bracket mounted in position for use.

-Fig.*2 is a front elevation of the device or structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. -1.

Fig. .tis' a sectional. elevation of a mdi; fied form ofbracket for supporting a shade roller and a curtain pole; v i

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 5-501? Fig. 1; and V Fig. 6 is afront elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 5.

' Referring to the drawings in. detail where- .in I have illustrated an embodiment of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding. parts throughout, 7 designates a window frame for the window 8,:9the side moldings and 10' the :top molding of the frame to which the novel combination w'indow'shade and curtain holder or bracket of my invention is applied. The device-consists of .two relatively flat tubular sections 11 and 12 telescopically or slidably interfitted one over the other, said tubular sectionsbeing substantially of channel or reverse v(Ll-shaped cross-section as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5 of the draw ings. This provides a front portion 13, ten

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and bottom curved or bent portions l land edge flanges 15 extending in opposite directions upwardly and downwardly and spacedapart to provide a slot 16.

In order to mount these sections on the window frame, short tubular sections 17 are fitted on the outer ends of the sections 11 the extremities .of the inwardly directed portions. Suitable fastening means-such as bolts 21 arepassed throi'igh registering holes in the front walls of the tubular sections 17 and the sections Hand 12 on which. they are mounted, thus securely anchoring the parts.

It will'be seen that the sections-11 and 12 are substantially held by friction between their interfitted walls, but in order to posi tively insure that the holder or bracket will be hel'din adjusted position when mounted on a window frame or the like for use, clamping mea-ns 22 is provided. This clamping means consists of -a tubular member corresponding in cross-section to the sections 1:1 and 12 andsnugly fitting over the outersection 12. However, the extremities of the legs 23 thereof are directed inwardly andthen outwardly in angular relation as indicated at 24t against the faces of the leg portions of thei-nner section 11 as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. -By this means'the clamping section 22is prevented from turning on the interfitted sections 11 and -12. The front wall of the clamp 22 is stamped or cut at two points- These ears are apertuned 7 consisting of a single section or length of wire or the like rebent-intermediate of its ends and having the legs thereof curved on a graduating are as indicated at 29 and the then. extended outwardlyengage the paged from the hraclceta 30.

apertures of the are 26 as indicated at :27. It will thus he seen that the portions 35) form cams which ilfrictionally engage the t'ront Wall of the se'tion i113 when turned down as indicated in l in s. ii and (it. thus forcing the Front wall of the section in against the wrresponding \x'all ol the section 11 to clamp the parts in adjusted position according to the length of lllflChTOt) required for a window frame and l l't'lt'liPl ot a par ticular Window Width. Of courszn it is to be understood that the device is made the required length to permit it to he applied to the window ti-nine and then shortened ln' telesiopinp; the sections ll and lil, alter which the clamp 52% is applied to hold the bracket in position.

In order to supple-t a shade roller and shade carried thereby, as WLll as curtains, bracket a rins 30 are provided These hrarkets consist U'i' strips of metal having short tubular portions t-ll roriespoinling in crosssection to the sections 17 and mounted on the sections 11 and Since the sections 8i snugly lit the sections 11 and 12 and are of corresponding erosssection. they will he frictionally held in adjusted position thereon. The hraclrets Ell) are irmided with the usual opening and slot as indicated at 3:5 and :33 to acconnnodate the ends of the shade roller 2311'. As seen in Fig: 3, the extremities of the brackets 30 are tapered and have vertical portions 35 forming upper and ower extensions 36, preteinhly with rounded ends, to t: lie a curtain holder 37. This curtain holder corresponds in cross-section sulp stz'intially to the sections ll and 12 so as to lit the vertical portion 35 and the rounded ends 36. It (IOllllJl'lfiTOR sections 38 and 3 telescopicalla titted one within the other and having their extremities curved r(-\arWar(l1 as indicated at elO it so desired, so that the curtain will envelop and cover the entire holder or hraclret and conceal the same from view. in View of the cross-section ot the parts 35 and the sections of the curtain lmllllil' filo l. e tilted or turned at an angle vertically to align the slots thereof with the part fl? so that the sections 38 and 29 may he readily engaged or disen- This l'acilitatcs assen'ihl; and dismounting ol' the parts. lu Fig. 4 ol' the drawings a modification ot the shade bracket: is shown at ll correspondin; to the rross-section shown at except that the tapered end el thereof is provided with a concave recess A for receiving: a curtain support or pole 44 adapted to take ring-s allr contact and retain the brackets in adiisted posit-ions as: Well as to prevent any lilihfillillllfi o't annular vertical nu'w'enients tlicreol' on the supporting uieinhcr l'ornied hr the sections ll and 12.

While I lia're described What .1. new consider to he the iiireferred en'ihodiment of the iurenlioinit is to he uiulerstood that the de rice is susceptible of wide changes and variations in the constriu tion, arrangement and purposes oi the parts as well as the materials used, without departing from the spirit and. scope of the invention as will he hereinattir delined in the clain'is.

l claim:

l. in a means for summit-ting the ends of a window Hlllultml'OllGl and. curtain rod in substantially parallel relation, a bracket 'l OlIUti-i lroin sheet metal to provide a supporting; portion at the inner end thereof and provided with a recess intern'iedi ate the ends thereof tor the shade roller, and having: the outer end conformed with a flatsnhstantially vertical face edge arranged to lie against the inside 01? a flat suhstantially channel shaped curtain rod, and having; a hip; projecting upwardly at the top (:I said :lace edge arranged to engage Within the rod in a recess provided in the upper llan ge ot said channel shaped rod irliereljiy to detachahly secure and support said rod on said hraclcet.

il. in a means for su' 'iport-ing' a window shade roller and a curtain rod in suhstantially parallel relation. said rod being flat and substantially channel shaped in crosssection with the upper and lower flanges thereof heut inwardly toward each other to approximate a C-shape, a lgiraeket :tor supporting: the ends of said shade roller and curtain rod. tUlllltlfl. lroni sheet metal to provide a sup n'irtingr portion at the inner end thereof and provided with a recess interuicl'liatc the ends thereof? for the shade roller and having; the outer end conformed in an approxin'iately T shape to delachahlr secure and siu'iport the same on said rod While permittin a ondiriie adjustment of said rod with respect to said lirarlret.

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